Wednesday, September 17, 2014
MVP Kiefer Ravena, Jeron Teng, Belo, Newsome, Abdul named UAAP 77 Mythical team
ATENEO star Kiefer Ravena was officially proclaimed MVP of Season 77 of the UAAP men's basketball tournament on Wednesday - another high point in what has so far been a bounce-back season for the Blue Eagles.
Ravena totalled 77.6429 points in the statistical rankings released by the league's stats provider Imperium Technology and Smart Bro to bag his first league MVP award, a confidence boost for the third-year guard heading to the Final Four where the Blue Eagles will be the top seed.
Labels: Ateneo, Chris Newsome, FEU, Jeron Teng, Karim Abdul, Kiefer Ravena, La Salle, Mark Belo, Sports Minded, UAAP 77, UST
What can convince Floyd Mayweather Jr. to fight Manny Pacquiao ?
Just a few hours after he declared himself available for the Manny Pacquiao fight, Floyd Mayweather Jr. again flip-flopped and practically ignored every query pertaining to the superfight.
Mayweather is considered a defensive virtuoso and some pundits claim this trait could foil Pacquiao’s heavy volume punching. But why is he avoiding Pacquiao like the plague?
MUST SEE: Manny Pacquiao's rare basketball footage (VIDEO)
As a teenager Pacquiao often played sandlot basketball with neighborhood friends and built a court after he won the IBF world super bantamweight title with a 6th round TKO over Lelohonolo Ledwaba on June 23, 2001 in Las Vegas.
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UAAP 77: Commissioner Andy Jao's statement on FEU-Ateneo issue (VIDEO)
UAAP Season 77 Men's Seniors Basketball: UAAP commissioner Andy Jao has upheld Ateneo's 68-64 overtime victory over Far Eastern University last Saturday.
FEU on Monday placed the loss under protest over what they perceived was an error by the referees. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
Gilas Pilipinas rises three places in FIBA rankings after World Cup stint
The Philippines national team's stint in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup gave the country a bump in the latest world rankings released by the international basketball body.
From No. 34, the Philippines rose three spots to No. 31 after Gilas Pilipinas finished 21st out of 24 teams in the world championship. Gilas won just one game in the World Cup against Senegal, but became darlings of the tournament after tough defeats against fancied opposition Croatia, Greece, Argentina, and Puerto Rico.
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
UAAP 77: UE beats UST to force playoff for last final four berth
The University of the East (UE) Red Warriors are hoping to continue their late season surge as they wrap up their UAAP Season 77 elimination round campaign against the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Tuesday at the Araneta Coliseum.
A win over the Growling Tigers will put the Red Warriors' record at 9-5, tying them with the National University (NU) Bulldogs and forcing a playoff for the last spot in the Final Four.
Gabe Norwood's One-handed Dunk No. 3 on FIBA World Cup’s Top 10 Plays (VIDEO)
Philippine national men’s basketball team swingman Gabe Norwood’s dunk over Argentinean NBA player Luis Scola made the list of Top 10 Plays from the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain.
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A video of the Top 10 Plays was posted on the FIBA website on Sunday and Gilas Pilipinas’ high-flying Norwood clocked in at No. 3 behind monster dunks by USA big man Kenneth Faried of the Denver Nuggets and Nikola Kalinic of runner-up Serbia.
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